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Good review paper:

Creatine Supplementation, Physical Exercise and Oxidative Stress Markers: A Review of the Mechanisms and Effectiveness

Nutrients 2021, 13(3), 869

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Oxidative...

Pages and pages of studies posted in this thread on decades of safety data etc, may carry a tad more creds than random Amazon reviews...

Good review paper:

The Potential Role of Creatine in Vascular Health

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Creatine is an organic compound, consumed exogenously in the diet and synthesized endogenously via an intricate...

Hot off the presses:

The Role of Creatine in the Development and Activation of Immune Responses

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The use of dietary supplements has become increasingly common over the past 20...

Creatine pills are a waste of $ being the powder is tasteless and dirt cheap, and the only form of creatine I recommend, is monohydrate due all the studies using that form, and or the few studies...

All the data we have, some of which I have posted in this thread, strongly suggests improved mood, reduced depression, etc. There's no data suggesting increased susceptibility of depression or...

Review paper on Monohydrate vs other forms. I covered that topic over a decade ago (1), but new review paper concludes as expected, CM, is still the way to go:

Efficacy of Alternative Forms of...

Hot off the presses y'all:

Potential of Creatine in Glucose Management and Diabetes

Nutrients 2021, 13(2), 570;

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Creatine is one of the most popular supplements worldwide, and...

An important paper on the potential use of Creatine in Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome and Diagnosis:

Diagnostic and Pharmacological Potency of Creatine in Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome

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J ust out, a potentially important paper:

Creatine Metabolism in Female Reproduction, Pregnancy and Newborn Health

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Creatine metabolism is an important component of cellular energy...

Great review by two gents I know well. Remember, when someone claims creatine is "just for gym types" or claims it's some how toxic, they are 100% wrong on both:

Creatine in Health and Disease
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New whey study of interest:

Dietary Whey Protein Supplementation Increases Immunoglobulin G Production by Affecting Helper T Cell Populations after Antigen Exposure

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Whey protein is...

Read OP? Just use CM...

Good review on species specific effects of creatine and the wide range of potential health/med benefits:

Species-specific responses to creatine supplementation

creatine is a naturally occurring...

Interesting pilot study on whey + exercise with HF. Dose was 50g per day of whey:

Potential Beneficial Effects of Dietary Protein Supplementation and Exercise on Functional Capacity in a Pilot...

Small but potentially valuable study:

Creatine supplementation plus neuromuscular electrical stimulation improves lower-limb muscle strength and quality of life in hemodialysis men


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Great review:

Variables Influencing the Effectiveness of Creatine Supplementation as a Therapeutic Intervention for Sarcopenia
Review ARTICLE

Front. Nutr., 09 August 2019

Sarcopenia is an...

The scale offers no body comp info at all and of the methods of tracking success, the least valuable. Even something like accumeasure calipers (google it) is more valuable of BF% and bodycomp...

Cutting, if done right = loss of fat, not weight per se. Hence, tracking fat loss/BF% body comp changes is what matters, and weight - unless you have to make a weight class for a sport - irrelevant.

I'm unclear why you feel during a cutting phase loading is more helpful. You can do the slow and steady approach or the quicker approach, to achieve tissue saturation per article you linked.